French Syndicate Offers Panama Canal to United States
The Panama Canal company directors decide to sell their canal property to the United States for 40 million dollars. The sale includes excavations canal and railroad machinery and all items listed by the Isthmian commission. M Bevy in Washington to formally submit the offer to the president. The government is notified. Admiral Walker will present the proposition to the secretary of state and the president.
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Paris
Panama Canal Company
United States
Isthmian Commission
Washington
M. Bevy
Admiral Walker
Isthmian Canal Commission
Panama
Isthmus
Death by self destruction shocks Western Travelers group
Henry C. Tatum secretary and treasurer of the Western Commercial Travelers Association was found dead in his St Louis home. Authorities say a dose of poison likely caused the death upon retiring, with health and business difficulties cited as possible motives.
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St. Louis
Henry C. Tatum
Western Commercial Travelers’ Association
First Blood for Hanna in Ohio Legislative Fight
In Columbus the Republican caucus nominated McKinnon Hanna on the first ballot for speaker, 36 to 30 for Price Foraker. Across the nation reports note shifts in control and upcoming political events.
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Hanna
Ohio
Columbus, O
House
McKinnon
Price
Foraker
Treason Proclamation From Philippines Shocks Nation
Washington January 4 war department reports a proclamation from the Philippines signed by nine Americans inviting soldiers to desert and join Filipino forces. Thomas J. Cridier, one signer, was convicted of treason and sentenced to life, but Gen. Chaffee freed him due to lack of conclusive proof.
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Washington
War Department
Phillipines
United States
Cridier
Thomas J. Cridier
Gen. Chaffee
Cridler
Fire destroys ward at Eastern State Hospital Williamsburg
Norfolk Va Jan 4 A building of the Eastern State Hospital for the insane at Williamsburg was destroyed by fire early today. It is feared one or more inmates perished.
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Norfolk
Williamsburg
Cabinet Entrustment to Dr Daneff Reported from Sofia
Sofia January 4 Prince Ferdinand has entrusted Dr Daneff minister of foreign affairs with forming a new cabinet. London January 4 Lord Roberts denies Boer women mistreatment claims and reports about Boer refugees. Dublin January 4 John Robinson hanged for assault and murder in a case marked by his curses. Paris January 4 Courrier du Soir cites US moves toward intervention in South Africa.
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Sofia
Ferdinand
Dr. Daneff
Perofes Ulitrmaieny
Story
London
Lord Roberts
South Africa
Paris
Africa
Courrier du Soir
United States
Venezuelan Revolt Flares as Libertador Landings Reported
Caracas reports say the revolutionary steamer Libertador landed an expedition near Barcelona Venezuela. Gen Z Ramon Riera supporters crowd near Coro as factions plot a broader uprising. The government, short of coal money and paying soldiers, struggles to respond while insurgent bands await reinforcements.
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Willemstad
Caracas
Barcelona
Venezuela
Venezolan
Libertador
Castros
Riera
Coro
Menzes
New York
Castro
Walla Walla Wreck Toll Grows Across California and Eureka
Reports from San Francisco Eureka and Trinidad recount the steamer Walla Walla sinking after a collision near Cape Mendocino. Dead and missing numbers fluctuate with 10 dead and 26 missing cited, survivors arriving in Trinidad and Eureka aboard rescue boats, plus 65 saved by the Dispatch.
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San Francisco
Cal
Walla Walla
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
SurPancisco
Puget Sound
Cape Mendocino
Calnat
Dar Sair
Walla Walls
Hall
Dispatch
Eureka
Brown
Trinidad
John Wilkinson
William Martel
L. Drake
Ranger
Nebraska Teachers Spelling Show Draws Crowds in Lincoln
Twelve hundred Nebraska teachers attended sectional meetings and heard addresses by educators from abroad. President Taylor spoke on What is Scientific Teaching and a daily spelling school drew hundreds. Beardshear of Town State College delivered the evening address on Sepitudes and Attitudes for the Teacher. Also Lincoln notes Weston revokes the license of the National Aid Association of Kansas for lack of legal organization to transact fraternal insurance in Nebraska.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Taylor
Decatur
Ills
W.M. Beardshear
Town State College
Association
Lincoln, Neb
Weston
National Aid Association of Kansas
Three Murders Shake Evansville as Ex-Policeman Faces Charges
Wilbur S Sherwell a former police officer is indicted by Vanderburgh County Grand Jury for the murder of Fannie Butler whose body was found in a stable last May. Coroner says she was strangled. Sherwell already faces charges in the murders of Lena Renner and Georgia Railey found in a ditch. Police plan to try him for all three killings, with strangulation the suspected method.
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Evansville
Ind
Wilbur &. Sherwell
Vanderburg County
Grand Jury
Fannie Butler
Sherwell
Lena Renner
Georgia Railey
Railey
Renner
Power of a Girl in Indiana Draws Curious Attention
Elkhart January 4 13 year old Bessie Currer is center of a string of remarkable magnetism or other power. Objects around her move and change position without contact while her mother a spiritualist claims visions of the dead. Bessie shows vitality and charm though no mental disturbance is evident. The phenomena will be investigated further.
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Elkhart
Ind
Essie Currier
Bessie
Palma Election Returns in Cuba Shows Palma Leads
Central board of scrutiny releases Dec 31 Cuba vote results. Thomas Estrada Palma, Nationalist, earns fifty five electors. General Bartolome Maso, Democratic, eight electors. Palma receives all provincial delegations except some Puerto Principe and Santiago. Civil governors elected Perez in Pinar del Rio nex in Havana Leonous in Matanzas Gomez in Santa Clara Recio in Puerto Principe and Echevarria in Santiago.
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Santiago
General Maso
Puerto Principe
Perez
Pinar del Rio
Nex
Havana
Leonous
Matanzas
Gomez
Santa Clara
Recio
Puerto Price
Echevarria
Killed on Rail Near Monmouth by Burlington Train
Four section men en route to work on a hand car were fatally struck by a Burlington passenger train. Steam from another locomotive obscured their view of the oncoming train, leading to the fatal accident.
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Monmouth
Burlington
Confession in Gould Hotel Tragedy Details Murder Case
Charles H. Holcom recovered consciousness and told how he and Pearl Sutton argued in his room at the Gould hotel, he struck her after she shot him, then he fired the pistol several times, beat her with a hatchet, and placed the body on the bed before losing consciousness. The report also notes fires at plants in Sturgeon Bay and a wrestling match in New York.
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St. Louis
Charles H. Holcom
Gould Hotel
Pearl Sutton
Peace Picketing Case Vows Jury Trials At White House
Chicago Jan 4 Judge Chetlain of the superior court grants an injunction against unlawful picketing at Robert Tarrant’s Illinois Street shop. He upholds peaceful picketing but dismisses conspiracy charges, urges trial by jury in criminal cases, and warns against intimidation. The piece links to a broader labor clash from last May and notes the judge’s view on freedom of association amid strikes.
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Chicago
Cletiain
Superior Court
Robert Tarrant
Ilinois Street
Chetluin
Tarrant
Allis-Chalmers
Ireland
Machinists’ Union
Chetlain
Spader
Goa
Chancery Courts
Carnegie Fund Ten Million Set Aside for Education
Secretary Hay and other gentlemen interested in the ten million dollar Carnegie fund met at the state department to consider the gift for education. Articles of incorporation for the Carnegie Institution were submitted and adopted and will be filed immediately naming the Carnegie institution.
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Washington
Hay
United States
Andrew Carnegie
State Department
Carnegie Institution
Robbery at Bethany Bank They Escaped with $2000
Four men broke into Scott's bank at Bethany last night. They blew the safe and seized $2000. The explosions alarmed residents who opened fire but the robbers escaped.
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Decatur
Scott
Bethany
Martial law ordered to control Barcelona mob
Madrid reports martial law will be proclaimed in Barcelona and vicinity tonight due to the disorder caused by the strike. Government measures aim to restore order as authorities act to curb disturbances and protect public safety across the area.
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Barcelona
Madrid
Hot fighting expected as Boer leaders urge continued war
General Otha and General DeWet issue orders to Boer commandos on January 4. Otha presses for renewed fighting to influence a impending war vote in Britain. DeWet commands slow expansion of British block houses. Bruce Hamilton reports capture of a Boer laager and twenty-two prisoners on the Swaziland border. Also reports a strong-armed robbery in Omaha and a New York fur seal capture at Fort Hamilton.
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Botha
DeWat
Johannesburg
Otha
South Africa
Pretoria
DeWet
Bruce Hamilton
Swaziland
Omaha
Neb
Anne Johnson
J. J. Graham
Graham
North
Fur Seal Caugar
New York
Fort Hamilton
Fire kills a minister and daughter in Connecticut home
In Bethany Connecticut Edmard Beck a retired Methodist minister and his daughter Mary perished by fire while his son Charles was seriously injured. The blaze consumed the family home today. In Washington on January 4 the public debt report shows the national debt excluding cash in the treasury at $1,011,628,286 at year end 1901, down $8,643,192 for December.
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Bethany, Conn
Edmard Beck
Mary
Charles
Washington
Trains Piled Up After Signal Error Near Johnstown
A wrong signal at Ninevah tower caused the eastbound Pennsylvania mail and express to crash into a slow freight five miles west of Johnstown Pennsylvania. Minutes later a westbound freight struck the wreck, killing four trainmen and seriously injuring five others. Also a woman in Nashville burns fatally in a kitchen accident. The Great Northern launches a settlers campaign in Minnesota and neighboring states to attract farmers to northern regions.
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Johnstown
Ninevah Tower
Pennsylvania Mail
St. Paul
Great Northern Railway
Indiana
Illinois
Central West
Minnesota
North Ora
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